RAMTEC, league report progress

6:33 AM,
Feb. 24, 2013

Contractors work on the exterior of the RAMTEC building on the Tri-Rivers Career Center Campus on Monday.

Written by

Kurt Moore
The Marion Star

In March, the three occupants of what has been termed the "education corridor" announced a plan to open up a robotics and industrial automation training center.

Nearly a year later, students are studying in the Robotics and Advanced Manufacturing Technology Education Collaborative's lower bay while construction continues on its outer bay. Enthusiasm over RAMTEC has helped spur a new robotics league.

Tri-Rivers Career Center Superintendent Chuck Speelman calls it "moving at the speed of business." ...